rousing

1. 1.

   capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement

   “a rousing sermon”

   “stirring events such as wars and rescues”

   Synonymsstirring

   Similarstimulating
2. 2.

   rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading

   “tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation”

   Similarprovocative

1. 1.

   the act of arousing

   “the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions”

   Synonymsarousal

   Broaderchange of state

   Narrowerawakeningexcitationincitationinflammationinspirationstimulationtitillation

Other forms of rousing

plural

rousings·

comparative

rousinger·

superlative

rousingest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rousing

What does rousing mean?

rousing means "capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rousing?

rousing has 2 syllables: rou-sing. The stress falls on "rou". In IPA it is /ˈɹaʊzɪŋ/.

What is another word for rousing?

Close synonyms include stirring, arousal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rousing a common word?

rousing is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.